Could the parents have a financial gain from the diagnosis?
In some states, there is an increasing array of financial incentives to having a diagnosis of autism, such as one’s potential eligibility for Medicaid. By contrast, there has been a decided lack of incentives, state insurance, and availability of affordable health programs for the more mundane diagnosis of mental retardation over the same time frame.








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